Japanese Ghost

In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: 'rokuro-kubi', whose heads separate from their bodies at night; 'jikininki', or flesh-eating goblins; and terrifying faceless 'mujina' who haunt lonely neighbourhoods.

Hawaii, 1941. War clouds with Japan are gathering and the islands of Hawaii have become battlegrounds of spies, intelligence agents, and military officials - with the island's residents caught between them. Toiling in the shadows are Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy sent to Pearl Harbor to gather information on the U.S. fleet.

Emma Hooper thought coming home to small-town life and the family farm would give her a chance to rest and recover from a traumatic accident. But that was before she started seeing ghosts. It was before Grandma Hooper started singing on the roof, and it was way, way before anybody spotted a ghost in a 19th-century cavalry uniform coming out of an outhouse. Can Emma learn to handle her newfound ability to see spirits, while figuring out a confusing relationship with the handsome local doctor? All while solving the ghastly murder of Preacher Jacob?

A wonderful collection of spine-tingling ghost stories and thought-provoking essays on insects. This new version has an introduction "Hearn and Japan", which details the continuing influence of Hearn on contemporary Japan.

When her cozy hometown is visited by death, Emma's investigative skills are enlisted by a secretive ghost. But with the uncooperative spirit holding so much back, and with the handsome local doctor pressing Emma for answers, will she ever get to the bottom of the case? Or will the Hollow be forever haunted by the secrets of the past?

In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these stories contain nightmare imagery worthy of a midnight creature feature, others are not ghostly or ghastly at all. "Bits of Poetry" offers an engaging study on verse, and "Japanese Buddhist Proverbs" explains the meaning of several aphorisms based on Japanese cultural references.

A ghostly visit from her former landlady draws Emma away from sleepy little Hillbilly Hollow to investigate a murder in the big city. But what seems like a straightforward case soon becomes entangled with an event from Emma's past and a personal quest for justice. With the attractive but bungling Sheriff Tucker at her side, will Emma be tempted by the chance to avenge an old wrong?

怪談文学の第一人者ともいえる田中貢太郎が、二十年に渡って書き上げてきた作品を蒐集した、著者のライフワークともいえる「日本怪談全集」。第八巻です。古今東西から集められた怪談の数々を、心ゆくまでお楽しみください。

「四谷怪談」
元禄年間のこと。四谷左門殿町に御先手組の同心を勤めている田宮又左衛門と云う者が住んでいた。その又左衛門は眼が悪くて勤めに不自由をするので、娘のお岩に婿養子をして隠居したいと思っていたが、そのお岩は疱瘡に罹って顔は皮が剥けて渋紙を張ったようになり、右の眼に星が出来て、髪も縮れて醜い顔になってしまった。
お岩が二十一の時、又座衛門は亡くなった。そこで又左衛門の友人たちが相談して、お岩に婿養子をして又左衛門の跡目を相続させようとしたが、なにしろお岩の姿を気にして養子になろうと云う者がない。
ようやく伊右衛門と云う摂州の浪人が候補に見つかった。彼は三十俵二人扶持の地位欲しさに婿入りを了承するのだが、お岩の二目と見られぬ容貌に驚き、次第に嫌悪するようになっていったのだった……

「山の怪」
土佐長岡郡の奥に本山と云う処がある。その本山に吉延と云う谷があって、其処には猪や鹿などの大きな獣がいるので、猟師をやっている者で其処へ眼をつけない者はなかったが、その谷には時々不思議なことがあるので、気の弱い者は避けて行

In Hillbilly Hollow, even the dead want the last word...When an eccentric local artist meets an untimely end during the annual Flower Festival, Emma gets pulled into two cases at once. First, the murder investigation. Second, the hunt for a dangerous burglar who has the whole town on edge. After all-brawn-and-no-brains Sheriff Tucker declares the death an accident, Emma's search for the killer hits a dead end... until a vengeful ghost comes calling. Can Emma decipher the mad ramblings of the disgruntled spirit?

少しだけ不思議な力を持つ、中学校の国語教師・檀(だん)と、女子生徒の書いている風変わりな小説原稿。 生徒の些細な校則違反をきっかけに、檀先生は思わぬ出来事に巻き込まれていく。

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

Japanese folklore is abundant with tales of ghostly creatures and the supernatural. In Haunted Japan, author Catrien Ross reveals the legends that have been passed down for generations and continue to terrify us today.

10月14日からドラマ（TBS日曜劇場）がスタートする大人気シリーズ第３弾！

ウェールズの貴族・タルボット卿から謎の招待状を受け取ったアリスは、P・P・ジュニア、琉生とともに、イギリスへ。ロンドンの空港に着くと、待ち合わせをしていたシャーリー・ホームズが行方不明になっていた！！

ハライチ・岩井勇気さんも戦慄！「読んでる間、息を潜めてしまう。何かに見つかりそうで」モヒカン怪談師が恐怖のあまり過呼吸を起こした最恐実話怪談集、ついに書籍化！

脳髄を直撃する渾身の語り！真っ暗な部屋の中に真っ白な女の素足が…この子は今に持ってかれるよ…女が立っていて半分冷蔵庫に埋まってるんですよ…息をもつかせぬ圧巻の9話！本邦ホラー界を牽引する絶対恐怖の語り部が待望の復活！

怪談好きのツボを捉える！怒涛の実話17連発！軍事訓練中に音楽と共に現れた悪魔とされるもの…ベランダにばら撒かれた石のひとつひとつに…捨てても帰ってくるビンテージものの椅子…不思議＆怖いもの好きの急所を突く怪異の連続スーパーショット！

怪に酔い、妖かしに浸る深津さくらが集めた異界の玉手箱…知らず知らずのうちに異世界への入り口に…？洗うごとに大きくなるシャツの手形…頭の中に不意に浮かび上がった不吉な二文字…異世界、パラレルワールド、謎の漂流物…

A family had an experience and finally lost their child. This true story presents their incredible haunted experience.

半グレと裏社会の実態を生々しく描き出す 東京の闇を描いた究極のピカレスク小説 大きな話題を集めた『半グレ』を文庫化。 かつての裏社会の王者・暴力団が衰退する一方で、特殊詐欺などのシノギを